Legal Challenges to Missouri Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave
Missouri Passes Proposition A: Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave In November of 2024, Missouri voters passed Proposition A which increased the state’s minimum wage to $13.75 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2025 with additional increases annually thereafter and requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees starting May 1, 2025. Legal Challenges to Missouri’s Proposition A Missouri business groups have challenged the passage of this ballot measure by filing a lawsuit in December 2024 with the Missouri Supreme Court. The lawsuit challenges the ballot measure on the following grounds: The Missouri Constitution requires ballot initiatives to contain a single subject. Proposition A contains at least two clear, unrelated subjects – minimum wage and earned sick leave. The Missouri Constitution requires the title of the ballot measure to clearly express its single subject. Proposition A’s title is unclear and contains multiple subjects. ...